Feeders

[resistance]

Can?t find it, or is it there. I re-call something about feeders having to be protected between floors (Example: Three story building?being served by a meter pack on the first level). Anyone no where it is? TY in advance

 

[Dennis Alwon]

Are you trying to go in the building and up to the third floor with the service conductors? without a disconnect

 

[resistance]

Are you trying to go in the building and up to the third floor with the service conductors? without a disconnect

There’s a main service disconnect ahead of the feed—other than that we would be subject to a 15 foot rule (where applicable) per our jurisdiction. I’m asking about protection (as in conduit)—where the feeders pass through the floor between levels (floors). This is a residential/commercial structure.

 

[Dennis Alwon]

There?s a main service disconnect ahead of the feed?other than that we would be subject to a 15 foot rule per our jurisdiction.

If there is a main disconnect ahead of the feed then the feeder is protected. Are you talking about physically protecting the cable where it goes thru a floor. That is true if it is exposed on the surface not thru the studs.

 

[resistance]

If there is a main disconnect ahead of the feed then the feeder is protected. Are you talking about physically protecting the cable where it goes thru a floor. That is true if it is exposed on the surface not thru the studs.

Yes, physical. But inside the wall. My subject must involve an Osha or building code rule.

 

[Gregg Harris]

Yes, physical. But inside the wall. My subject must involve an Osha or building code rule.

Perhaps someone is miss-applying 230.6 Conductors Considered Outside Building

 

[rcarroll]

338.10(4) to 334.15(B)?
That's the only thing I can come up with for protection thru floors.
Hope that helps.

 

[resistance]

Yes, there must be a mis-understanding. Thanks for the input!

 

[Gregg Harris]

Yes, there must be a mis-understanding. Thanks for the input!

I am going to take it that you got red taged? If it was run exsposed as Dennis noted in IRC E3702.3.2 states "where passing through a floor, The cable shall be enclosed in rigid metal conduit, electrical metalic tubing, intermediate metal conduit, schedule 80 PVC rigid non metalic conduit, or other metal pipe exstending not less than 6 inches above floor"

 

[resistance]

I am going to take it that you got red taged? If it was run exsposed as Dennis noted in IRC E3702.3.2 states "where passing through a floor, The cable shall be enclosed in rigid metal conduit, electrical metalic tubing, intermediate metal conduit, schedule 80 PVC rigid non metalic conduit, or other metal pipe exstending not less than 6 inches above floor"

No I wasn’t red tagged. I was just wondering, as this came up—as a topic--at a multi-family project. I told a j-man (01) that it didn’t need protection if installed behind a wall, but he said it did, as they where required to do it on another project. Second guessing myself!! Seems I’m correct.